10 Things We Learned This Week!

What did you learn this week? Let us know in the comments or at education@ngs.org. This week, we learned … … there is a Museum of Endangered Sounds that preserves all those obsolete ’90s tech noises. How many sounds in the museum can you identify? What are some everyday sounds you think might be obsolete in 20 years? Resource: Sound out your city!     … Continue reading 10 Things We Learned This Week!

Animals Run Wild in Chernobyl

ENVIRONMENT Removing humans from the exclusion zone around the damaged Chernobyl nuclear reactor has allowed wildlife to return. (BBC) What happened at Chernobyl? Use our resources to find out. Discussion Ideas The entire human population around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station was evacuated in 1986. Why? Take a look at our short article on the disaster for some help. According to our article, “workers in … Continue reading Animals Run Wild in Chernobyl